In 2017, La Paz County, AZ had a population of 20.5k people with a median age of 56 and a median household income of $36,479. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of La Paz County, AZ grew from 20,304 to 20,477, a 0.852% increase and its median household income grew from $36,321 to $36,479, a 0.435% increase.

The population of La Paz County, AZ is 58.7% White Alone, 26.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 11.1% American Indian & Alaska Native Alone. N/A% of the people in La Paz County, AZ speak a non-English language, and 92.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in La Paz County, AZ is $77,400, and the homeownership rate is 74.3%. Most people in La Paz County, AZ commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 11.8 minutes. The average car ownership in La Paz County, AZ is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in La Paz County, AZ is $36,479. Males in La Paz County, AZ have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,169. The income inequality in La Paz County, AZ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.468, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in La Paz County, AZ have a median annual income of $36,479, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $36,321 in 2016, which represents a 0.435% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in La Paz County, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Paz County, AZ is from Arizona.

0.468

2017 Wage GINI

0.467

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in La Paz County, AZ was Census Tract 202.02 with a value of $58,021, followed by Census Tract 9402 and Census Tract 206.02, with respective values of $43,165 and $37,955.

The following map shows all of the tracts in La Paz County, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Paz County, AZ (3.97k out of 20.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Paz County, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 6.34k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Paz County, AZ, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (759 people), Management Occupations (719 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (632 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Paz County, AZ.

The most common jobs held by residents of La Paz County, AZ, by number of employees, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (759 people), Management Occupations (719 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (632 people).

Compared to other counties, La Paz County, AZ has an unusually high number of residents working as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (14.5 times higher than expected), Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (3.87 times), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (2 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in La Paz County, AZ grew at a rate of 2.07%, from 6.34k employees to 6.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Paz County, AZ, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,419 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (766 people), and Public Administration (719 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Paz County, AZ, though some of these residents may live in La Paz County, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The most common industries in La Paz County, AZ, by number of employees, are Accommodation & Food Services (1,419 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (766 people), and Public Administration (719 people).

87.7% of the population of La Paz County, AZ has health coverage, with 22.1% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 29.3% on Medicare, 8.43% on non-group plans, and 3.13% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of La Paz County, AZ was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in La Paz County, AZ see 2879 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.381% decrease from the previous year (2890 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2257 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 847 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, La Paz County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.9%). Additionally, Apache County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (33.7%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in La Paz County, AZ was 56. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 57, were generally older than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 48. But people in La Paz County, AZ are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all La Paz County, AZ residents was 55.

As of 2017, 10.4% of La Paz County, AZ residents (2.13k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 11.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Paz County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 92.7% of La Paz County, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in La Paz County, AZ was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Paz County, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 2.23 times more White Alone residents (12k people) in La Paz County, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.38k Hispanic or Latino and 2.27k American Indian & Alaska Native Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in La Paz County, AZ as a share of the total population.

N/A% of La Paz County, AZ citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in La Paz County, AZ was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of La Paz County, AZ are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in La Paz County, AZ was $77,400 in 2017, which is 0.356 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $71,200 to $77,400, a 8.71% increase. The homeownership rate in La Paz County, AZ is 74.3%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in La Paz County, AZ have an average commute time of 11.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in La Paz County, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$36,479

Median Household Income

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8.8k

Number of Households

± 821

In 2017, the median household income of the 8.8k households in La Paz County, AZ grew to $36,479 from the previous year's value of $36,321.

The following chart displays the households in La Paz County, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in La Paz County, AZ grew to to $77,400 from the previous year's value of $71,200.

The following charts display, first, the property values in La Paz County, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Paz County, AZ the largest share of households have a property value in the < $10k range.

This chart shows the households in La Paz County, AZ distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Paz County, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The following chart displays the households in La Paz County, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Paz County, AZ have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in La Paz County, AZ have a shorter commute time (11.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 0.566% of the workforce in La Paz County, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Paz County, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.